20th March 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Edge Hill Secret

'Forgotten Tracks' series

Locos Used 37250 & 47786 'Roy Castle OBE'
Stock Used 3150+1696+3127+3123+3114+1679+17023+4925+5023+4986+5037+5027+5007

Route :
1Z36 : Paddington to Kineton
1Z37 : Kineton to Paddington

Loco(s) Route
47786 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Fenny Compton - Kineton (1)
37250 (3) Kineton - Fenny Compton [Down Loop]
47786 Fenny Compton [Down Loop] - Solihull - St Andrews Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Walsall - Aston - Stechford - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford
47786 (4) Oxford - Kennington Jn - Morris Cowley
37250 (3) Morris Cowley - Kennington Jn
47786 Kennington Jn - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Train was booked to traverse the military system at Kineton however due to security issues surrounding the war in Kosovo, the train reversed at Kineton and a circular tour of Birmingham took place instead.
(2) Originally uploaded as 13th March in error.
(3) 47786 on the rear.
(4) 37250 on the rear.


47786 pauses at Didcot on the outward leg (photo: Gary Thornton)

Sources : Stephen Marks (joined at Reading, left at Didcot), Simon D Green &
Howard Parker (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Simon D Green, Stephen Marks & Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 08.34d 08.34   20.30a 20.18
Ladbroke Grove 08/378 ?   20/26 ?
Acton West 08/40 ?   20/22 20/09
Southall 08/43 ?   20/11 ?
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/45 ?   20/06 ?
Slough 08.53a ~ 08.55d 08.54 ~ 08.57   19.52a ~ 19.54d 19.48 ~ 19.50
Maidenhead 09/02 ?   19/42 19/40 [UM]
Ruscombe 09/09 ?   ? ?
Twyford 09/11 ?   19/33 ?
Reading 09.17a ~ 09.20d 09.18 ~ 09.21   19.24a ~ 19.26d 19.23 ~ 19.25
Didcot East Jn 09/37 ?   18/58 ??/?? [UR]
Didcot Parkway 09.38a ~ 09.42d 09.38 ~ 09.42   18.52a ~ 18.57d 18.53 ~ 18.57
Kenington Jn   18L10 ~ 18L40 18.06 ~ 18.39 [DGL]
Morris Cowley   17.40 ~ 17.55 17.42 ~ 17.49
Kenington Jn   17.26 ~ 17.28 17.28 ~ 17.29
Oxford 10/04 10.04 ~ 10.06 [DM]   17/23 16L56 ~ 17L02 [P3]
Wolvercot Jn 10/09 ?   17/06 ?
Heyford 10/19 ?   16/55 ?
Aynho Jn 10/24 ?   16/50 ?
Banbury 10/34 10/33   16/45 16/33
Fenny Compton 10.45 ~ 10.47 10.48 ~ 10.52   16.05 ~ 16.36 16/23

 

Location Booked Actual
Kineton 11.15a ~ 15.30d 11.10 ~ 12.54
Fenny Compton [DL] ? 13L24 ~ 13L32
Leamington Spa ? 13/47
Solihull ? 14/15
St Andrews Jn ? 14/15
Castle Bromwich Jn ? 14/23
Ryecroft Jn ? 14/52
Walsall ? ?
Aston ? 15/06
Stechford ? ?
Birmingham International ? 15.21 ~ 15.30
Coventry ? 15/42
Leamington Spa ? 16.00 ~ 16.08 [UM]

Timings continue in first table.

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